Comparative Quality Evaluation of Marketed Ayurvedic Churnas

Malavika Papagari; Boja Reddy Soma; Maithili Taduri; Tulja Rani G

doi:10.36948/ijfmr.2026.v08i05.87139

Comparative Quality Evaluation of Marketed Ayurvedic Churnas

Author(s)	Ms. Malavika Papagari, Mr. Boja Reddy Soma, Ms. Maithili Taduri, Prof. Dr. Tulja Rani G
Country	India
Abstract	Background: Quality and therapeutic reliability of Ayurvedic Churna formulations, the traditional powdered dosage forms, depends on identity and purity of raw materials, processing conditions and consistency of the finished product. Objective: To evaluate some selected marketed Ayurvedic Churna formulations, TriphalaChurna (Sample A and Sample B) on the basis of pharmacognostical, phytochemical, physicochemical, physical, microbiological and thin-layer chromatographic parameters in a comparative manner.Methods: The samples were evaluated for organoleptic properties, powder-microscopic diagnostic characters of powder, preliminary phytochemical constituents, ash and extractive values, pH, bulk and tapped density, Carr’s index, Hausner ratio, bacterial count and TLC fingerprints using three solvent systems. Results: Sample A was a light-brown, astringent, fine powder while sample B was dark brown, with a strong pungent odor and pungent taste. Microscopy revealed diagnostic structures peculiar to the formulation. Both the samples showed alkaloid reactions in some selected tests, tannins and carbohydrates while the reactions of their glycoside and cardiac-glycoside were varied. The ash values reported were 7.2% and 5.2%, pH values were 3.5 and 3.2, bulk densities were 0.55 and 0.50 and tapped densities were 1.4 and 1.8 for Samples A and B respectively. TLC Rf values were different consistently in all three solvent systems. Conclusion: Multiparametric evaluation enabled to differentiate the two commercialized Churna formulations and produce practical quality profiles. The results support the use of combined microscopy, physicochemical testing, phytochemical screening and chromatographic fingerprinting for routine quality control purposes. The high reported ash values and incomplete loss-on-drying data suggest the need for confirmatory repeat testing prior to specification setting.
Keywords	Ayurveda, Churna, TriphalaChurna, standardization, phytochemical screening, TLC, quality control
Published In	Volume 8, Issue 5, September-October 2026
Published On	2026-10-03
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2026.v08i05.87139

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